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I made a yelp account just to write this review, if that tells you anything.
I was in a lot of pain, very stressed out about an upcoming endeavor I am pursuing, and called countless places to try to get in that day. If you're anything like me you typically gravitate towards a salon setting, just because it seems "nicer" and more "spa-like".
What I didn't realize is that salons actually are legally bound by a cosmetology license, and not a medical one, which explained to me why my salon massages never quite lived up to ones performed by a facility specializing in massage. Salon massage therapists cannot legally do deep-tissue massages, which is only allowed by a practice that exists under a MEDICAL license, and not a COSMETOLOGY one.
Dee was so warm, I was almost overwhelmed the very minute I walked in the door. I explained to her that I had just recently gotten a massage from a salon in Fairlawn, (Lavita, in which the woman talked through the entire massage, did not focus on any of the areas in which I had pain, and even spoke openly with the receptionists about what crappy tips she had gotten that day: very unprofessional)
Dee told me that her fibromayalgia patients were always blown away by the 4 Hands massage that she offers (she is one of three practices in Ohio offering this service!!).
Of course hesitated; it was my first time at this venue, I was a little daunted definitely. I had never had a woman and a man work on me at the same time. She left the choice to me, and did not once try to push a sale. It was extremely clear to me that this woman was not after my money (unlike the receptionist in Fairlawn who was trying to offer me bulk packages at a discounted rate as I'm trying to check out), she GENUINELY wanted me to experience something that had ended pain for so many people who shared this complicated disease with me.
I finally obliged, scared. I was scared! But OH MY GOD people you have NO IDEA what this massage did for my life. I think the low point of my life was when it ended, I almost cried, I was so sad! She told me to take my time getting up, since many people were very relaxed after this service. "Yeah sure, whatever, I thought, and went to jump up. My head was spinning, I had to lay back down. The only part of me that they did not rub kinks out of was my face, which was the only thing on my entire body that I could feel.
Do you know what it's like to feel nothing for the first time? It's something you can't really know until pain vanishes, and then you realize: Oh, so this is what it feels like to be normal.
I COULD BREATHE!!! LIKE I HADN'T BREATHED IN YEARS, AND I'M 23 YEARS OLD! This natural high had me so dizzy I had to take a minute before I could get in my car to drive. They got me some water, and we just chilled in the lobby, laughing and talking, these two people were so personable and sweet. They talked with me about their travels to Nicaragua to treat people with their services.
But if I wasn't sold yet, they rang me up at the register and overcharged me: the total had about 16% tax. Numb as a zombie, I handed my card over. This woman could have easily duped me in my transient state, but "Oh!" she said "I owe you eight dollars, I'm so sorry, I overcharged you on tax!". She handed me a stack of bills back apologetically.
Wow. If you want:
1.Quality, top-notch service that is worth every cent
2.Good, honest practitioners who aren't ever going to try to force you to spend extra money, sell services, or complain about tips
3. A genuine experience that is targeted at YOUR well-being, and not the business-owners'
Go see Dee and Brett in Medina. They are fantastic, good-hearted and honest hard-working people. It's been one day since my first 4 Hands Massage, and I'm still feeling the incredible benefits. I was considering dry needling or acupuncture to try to loosen the knots in my back. Now I know that these people are capable of helping me in a way that is entirely pain-free.
What an experience. It is like none other I have ever witnessed, and I've gotten so many massages in my lifetime. Nothing compares to this one. THIS PLACE IS NUMBER ONE! YOU'VE GOT TO CHECK IT OUT!
